Ink-bottle



Unire STATES 'PATENT Farce.

ALEXANDER W. BRINKERHOFF, OF UPPER- SANDUSKY, OHIO.

INK-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,983, dated April 17, 1883- Application tlcd December 29, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER W. BRINK- ERHOFF, a citizen of the United States, resident at Upper Sandusky, in the county of Wyandot and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink- Bottles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appe'rtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical sec'- tional view of the ink-bottle. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view on the lower arrow-line in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar view on the up'- per arrow-line in Fig. 1, and Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are detail views.

This invention has relation to ink-bottles; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterl a designates the bottom portion of the inkstand, where the material is massed, as indicated at b, so that the bottom is very much heavier than the light cell or inkholding upper portion, c. The exterior form of the inkstand is ov'al or rounded, the curved surl'ace d being gradually reduced in diameter toward the base c, which is comparatively small. The wall g of the ink-cell is curved over toward the center and downward to form the neck h, which may be tted with a stopper. A central aperture, 7c, is made in the base,

communicating with the dipping-well m, whichv is expanded at a above the aperture k, forming a seat for the internal plug or stopper, l. Above the stopperseat a the wall of the dippingwell extends upward toward the neck of the stand, and is provided with a lateral groove or grooves, p, whereby when the internal stopper is pushed upward or toward the neck of the stand in cleaning the well a passage is afforded for the ink and sediment to flow downward. Usually it is designed to extend the wall or rise r of the dipping-well upward above the bottom of the ink-cell sufciently to separate the dipping-well from the ink chamber or reservoirs, surrounding the same. When the inkstand is made with the circular rise r, a passage is made. through the rise to the ink-cha1nbe1',in order to let out the sediment therefrom when the inkstand is being cleaned. When in use, however, this passage should be closed with a plug, t, which is designed to be pressed into the passage through the mouth of the stand. Under the arched top of the cell is the air-chamber u, which is of sufficient size to receive all the ink when the stand is inverted. The ink-chamber around the dippingwell is designed to hold all the ink in the stand except a small quantity in the dipping-well, which is fed from the ink-chamber by tipping the stand when necessary. Bymeansoftheink-chambermuch sediment is kept from the dipping-well. It also enables the dipping-well to be cleaned and washed while the ink is in the stand, the water for cleansing being poured through the neck of the stand into the dipping-well and passing through the grooves in its Wall, the internal plugbeing raised out through the aperture in the bottom. After cleaning, the dipping-well can be filled from the surrounding reservoir by tipping the stand.

This inkstand is designed to stand upon its base or top, but not upon its rounded or oval side wall, the form of which is such that the massy base or bottom portion of the stand will cause it, when tipped, to automatically right itself.

The neck-stopper o is formed of rubber, and is'provided with a central vertical aperture, 1o, designed to receive the threaded core-piece a, the head of' which, projecting above the rubber stopper, is of' suitable form to enable it to be easily turned. In using this stopper it is designed to first insert the rubber portion into the neck, and then to turn the core-piece into the rubber portion o, expanding the same against the wall of the neck and securing the stopper firmly. To remove the stopper the core-piece is turned to withdraw it from the rubber part o sufficiently to allow the latter to contract, so that it can be easily pulled out of the neck.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

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1. An inkstand. having an aperture in its I base, a seat above the sume for an internal stopper, grooves in the side of the dipping- Well, which extend upward from Suid seat, and

5 the plug l, substantially as specified.

2. Au inkstand having an aperture in its base, a seat above the saine for an internal stopper, and grooves in the side of the dipping-Well, which extend upward from said seat,

Io substantially as specified.

3. An inkstand having an apertureiu its buse, and an internal stopper for closing the same, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER W. BRINKERHOFF.

Witnesses:

PHILIP C. MASI, THEODORE MUNGEN. 

